Variation in root density along stream banks

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2030-2039

  Wynn, Theresa M ^a   Mostaghimi, Saied ^a   Burger, James A ^b   Harpold, Adrian A ^a   Henderson, Marc B ^a   Henry, Leigh Anne ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; STABILIZATION; VEGETATION;

BANK EROSION; BANK STABILIZATION; FINE ROOTS;

STREAM FLOW;

ALTITUDE; APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; FOREST; GRASS; HERB; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; ROOT DENSITY; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; STREAM (RIVER); VEGETATION;

RIPARIA;

EID: 8744307958     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.2030     Document Type: Article

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